Sun Journal - Eric Brakey of New Gloucester - 2014 state Senate candidate and actor -said he's proud of a video clip that includes footage of him dancing in a Brazilian Speedo for an advertisement meant to tout [a] beverage that recently came to light.
"That's my background, and I'm still doing a lot of acting," Brakey said. "I'm an actor, and when I was working professionally in New York City this was a real fun, wonderful opportunity doing a commercial for a national brand."
He is chairman of the Defense of Liberty PAC, a conservative political action committee formed to support conservative candidates in Maine.
The ad was meant to tout Vita Coco, a coconut drink. "The idea is . . . people drink it, they want to dance and be Brazilian, so you've got people dancing in Brazilian Speedos. It was a real fun time and I stand behind the work."
The actual rough cut of the Vita Coco ad features several men dancing in similar swimsuits.
Mike Hein, a former employee of the Christian Civic League in Maine, sent a link to the compressed version of the video to media outlets, criticizing Brakey's "family values" for dancing in a pair of underwear.
In a post on the video on YouTube, Hein wrote, "Well, well, well. If it isn't Mr. "Family Values Matter" state Senate candidate himself flamboyantly prancing around in his underwear."
Hein sent a copy of an email message he sent to the pastors of Brakey's church, East Auburn Baptist. In that message, Hein describes Brakey as "dancing around in his underwear in his bedroom, as though he were demon-possessed."
Monday was "National Underwear Day." Brakey said he was unaware of the coincidence.
He addressed the ad again Tuesday afternoon in a brief news conference in front of Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theatre in Auburn.
"If Ronald Reagan could get away with 'Bedtime for Bonzo' and then become president of the United States, I think voters here are going to be happy seeing some of my dance moves," Brakey said.
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